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2019 SCSA Regional Tournament

The 2019 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 10th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Glover Park in Richmond, Virginia, from October 25th–27th, 2019. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2019 NIRSA National Soccer Championship's championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance. With only 20 teams, this was the lowest number of teams the SCSA has invited to the regional tournament[1]

2019 SCSA Regional Tournament
AssociationNIRSA
LeagueSoutheast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
SportSoccer
SiteGlover Park
Richmond, VA
DurationOctober 25–27, 2019
Number of teams12 (men's)
8 (women's)
Men's Championship Division
Score1–1 (a.e.t.) (PKs)
ChampionFlorida State
(2nd title, 2nd title game)
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
(3rd title game)
Season MVPMichael Seng (Florida State)
Women's Championship Division
Score1–0
ChampionVirginia Tech
(1st title, 6th title game)
  Runners-upClemson
(1st title game)
Season MVPElizabeth Mondloch (Virginia Tech)
Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance seasons
2021 →

Format

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The tournament consisted of 8 women's teams and 12 men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.

For the men's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into three groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout round, with the best two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals.

For the women's division group stage, the 8 teams were split into two groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Pool play games were two 40-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
  1. Highest number of points
  2. Winner of head-to-head competition
  3. Greatest goal difference
    • Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match
  4. Most goals scored
  5. Most shutouts

In a tie-breaking scenario involving more than 2 teams, the tie-breaker procedure would begin. If one team is identified as different and both remaining teams are still tied, the procedure is restarted.

If a tie still remained after the first 5 criteria, the following was used to break a tie:

  1. NCAA kicks from the mark
    • If there was a three-way tie, a coin-flip would be conducted. The two teams that chose the same outcome would compete in kicks from the mark between each other. The winner would compete with the last remaining team in kicks from the mark
    • If there's a four-way tie, a drawing of lots would be conducted

Knockout stage games also consisted of two 40-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[2]

Participants

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Men's

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Divisional champions
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Atlantic North North Carolina 10th 2018
Mountain East Virginia 9th 2018
Coastal Plains UCF 8th 2018
Atlantic South Clemson 7th 2018
Gulf Coast Auburn 5th 2016
Coastal USF 3rd 2013
Mountain West NKU 2nd 2018
Central Kennesaw State 1st Never
At-large bids
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Coastal Plains Florida 9th 2018
Central Georgia Tech 5th 2018
Coastal Plains Florida State 4th 2016
Gulf Coast Alabama 3rd 2017

Women's

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Divisional champions
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Florida Florida 10th 2018
Northeast North Carolina 10th 2018
North Virginia Tech 10th 2018
Southeast Clemson 8th 2018
Northwest Vanderbilt 6th 2018
Southwest Georgia Tech 3rd 2018
At-large bids
Division Team Appearance Last bid
Northeast NC State 8th 2018
North JMU 1st Never

Source:[3]

Group stage

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Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's

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Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Seed
1 Kennesaw State 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Qualification for semi-finals 2
2 Florida 3 2 0 1 9 2 +6 6 Qualification for first round 4
3 NKU 3 1 0 2 7 12 −4 3 9
4 Alabama 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0 10
9:30pm EST Florida 2–0AlabamaTurf 3
Fri, October 25 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:30pm EST Kennesaw State 3–2NKUTurf 4
Fri, October 25 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
10:45am EST NKU1–7 Florida Turf 3
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
10:45am EST Alabama1–3 Kennesaw State Turf 4
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
2:15pm EST Florida0–1 Kennesaw State Turf 5
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
2:15pm EST NKU 4–2AlabamaTurf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Seed
1 Florida State 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Qualification for first round 3
2 Virginia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 6
3 Georgia Tech 3 1 1 0 8 3 +4 4 7
4 Auburn 3 0 0 3 0 13 −12 0 12
7:45pm EST Georgia Tech1–2 Virginia Turf 5
Fri, October 25 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
7:45pm EST Auburn0–4 Florida State Turf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:00am EST Virginia 3–0AuburnTurf 3
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:00am EST Florida State 1–1 Georgia Tech Turf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
12:30pm EST Georgia Tech 6–0AuburnTurf 3
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
12:30pm EST Florida State 2–1VirginiaTurf 4
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Seed
1 North Carolina 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Qualification for semi-finals 1
2 Clemson 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Qualification for first round 5
3 UCF 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 8
4 USF 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 11
7:45pm EST USF1–3 UCF Turf 3
Fri, October 25 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
7:45pm EST Clemson0–1 North Carolina Turf 4
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:00am EST UCF0–3 Clemson Turf 5
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:00am EST North Carolina 5–0USFTurf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
2:15pm EST USF0–3 Clemson Turf 3
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
2:15pm EST North Carolina 2–0UCFTurf 4
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA

Women's

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Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Clemson 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 North Carolina 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Vanderbilt 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Georgia Tech 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
6:00pm EST North Carolina 2–1VanderbiltTurf 2
Fri, October 25 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:30pm EST Clemson 0–0 Georgia Tech Turf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
10:45am EST Georgia Tech0–2 North Carolina Turf 5
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
10:45am EST Vanderbilt0–1 Clemson Turf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
4:00pm EST Georgia Tech2–3 Vanderbilt Turf 5
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
4:00pm EST Clemson 1–0North CarolinaTurf 3
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Virginia Tech 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 JMU 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 NC State 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 Florida 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
6:00pm EST NC State0–2 JMU Turf 3
Fri, October 25 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
9:30pm EST Florida0–3 Virginia Tech Turf 5
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
12:30pm EST Virginia Tech 2–1NC StateTurf 5
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
12:30pm EST JMU 2–0FloridaTurf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
4:00pm EST NC State 2–1FloridaTurf 2
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA
4:00pm EST Virginia Tech 2–0JMUTurf 4
Sat, October 26 Stadium: Glover Park
Richmond, VA

Tournament bracket

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Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's Twitter, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's

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First roundSemifinalsFinal
Sun • 9:00am • Turf 2
Sat • 5:45pm • Turf 31North Carolina2
4Florida2Florida0Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 3
5Clemson1North Carolina1
Sun • 9:00am • Turf 4Florida State (a.e.t.) (pen.)1
Sat • 5:45pm • Turf 22Kennesaw State0
3Florida State5Florida State2
6Virginia1

Women's

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SemifinalsFinal
Sun • 9:00am • Turf 5
Clemson (a.e.t.) (pen.)1
Sun • 12:00pm • Turf 2
JMU1
Clemson0
Sun • 9:00am • Turf 3
Virginia Tech1
Virginia Tech (a.e.t.) (pen.)1
North Carolina1

All tournament teams

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Note: only players on teams in the semifinals were eligible.[4]

Men's

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Name Team
Michael Seng (MVP) Florida State
Jeff Sweeney (Best goalie) Florida State
AJ Jallow Kennesaw State
Robert Atkinson North Carolina
Stephen Ryan North Carolina
Patrick Rye Florida State
Daniel Villa Florida State

Women's

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Name Team
Elizabeth Mondloch (MVP) Virginia Tech
Caroline Viscovich (Best goalie) Virginia Tech
Maddie Malooy JMU
Laura Sullivan North Carolina
Jessica Schifer Clemson
Mikaela Schifer Clemson
Abby Dolgos Virginia Tech
Kellie Hoffman Virginia Tech

National Championship performance

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Main article: 2019 NIRSA National Soccer Championship

Men's

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Team Qualification App Last bid Result
Florida State Tournament
champion 		3rd 2015 Sweet 16

(2–2 a.e.t. | 2–4 pen. vs Michigan)

Florida Highest RPI
remaining teams 		13th 2018 Sweet 16

(2–3 a.e.t. vs USC)

North Carolina 2nd highest RPI
remaining teams 		15th 2018 Semifinalist

(0–3 vs BYU)

Women's

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Team Qualification App Last bid Result
Virginia Tech Tournament
champion 		15th 2017 Sweet 16

(1–2 vs Michigan)

Clemson Highest RPI
remaining teams 		6th 2018 Sweet 16

(1–3 vs UCLA)

North Carolina 2nd highest RPI
remaining teams 		15th 2018 Consolation runners-up

(0–1 vs Gonzaga)

JMU National wildcard 11th 2007 Sweet 16

(0–0 a.e.t. | 1–3 pen. vs UCSB)

References

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  1. ^ "Regional Tournament Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance". Region II Soccer. 2019-10-25. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2023-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Roberts, Hannah (2019-09-10). "2019 NIRSA Region 2 Tournament Rules of Play" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Past Rankings". Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ^ Jackson, Nicole (2020-05-04). "2019 Tournament Results" (PDF). NIRSA Play.
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